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NCT03441399 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Comparing Differing Financial Incentive Structures for Increasing Antidepressant Adherence Among Adults

A NA study of Depression, sponsored by University of Pennsylvania.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
120
Enrollment target
1
Study location

NCT03441399: Completed NA study of Depression, sponsored by University of Pennsylvania.

NCT03441399 is a NA study of Depression that has completed, run by University of Pennsylvania. The registered enrollment target is 120 participants, below the 786-participant average among 679 other Depression trials with a reported enrollment target (85% lower). The trial reports 1 study location across 1 state. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03441399, a NA study of Depression, has completed, sponsored by University of Pennsylvania.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
120 participants
Enrollment target
1
Study location

Study Summary

The investigators will test using financial incentives by leveraging decision-making biases to improve adherence to antidepressants among adults newly prescribed antidepressants. This study will compare the effects of usual care, increasing financial incentives, and decreasing financial incentives on daily antidepressant medication adherence and depression symptom control of non-elderly adults with Major Depressive Disorder.

Primary Outcome

The number of antidepressant daily doses taken during the initial six weeks of treatment

Conditions Studied

Interventions

  • OTHER Financial incentives

Study Locations (1)

Pennsylvania

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System - Philadelphia

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 120 participants
Start Date 2018-03-01
Est. Completion 2019-09-26
Phase NA
University of Pennsylvania

1,423 total trials

What the finished NCT03441399 record still lists

NCT03441399 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 120 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 786-participant average among 679 other Depression trials with a reported enrollment target (85% lower).

The record links to 1 condition, with Depression appearing as the primary indexed condition, and to 1 intervention - of which Financial incentives is the first listed.

NCT03441399 reports a single indexed study location in Pennsylvania.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03441399 about?

NCT03441399 is a clinical study titled "Comparing Differing Financial Incentive Structures for Increasing Antidepressant Adherence Among Adults". The investigators will test using financial incentives by leveraging decision-making biases to improve adherence to antidepressants among adults newly prescribed antidepressants. This study will compare the effects of usual care, increasing financial incentives, and decreasing financial incentives o...

What is the current status of trial NCT03441399?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 120 participants. The study started on 2018-03-01. Estimated completion is 2019-09-26.

What conditions does trial NCT03441399 study?

This clinical trial studies the following conditions: Depression.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03441399?

The interventions under investigation include: Financial incentives (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03441399?

This trial is sponsored by University of Pennsylvania, which has 1,423 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where is trial NCT03441399 being conducted?

This trial has 1 study location across Pennsylvania. Contact the study sites directly through ClinicalTrials.gov for enrollment availability.

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Where NCT03441399's enrollment target sits among peer trials

120 292nd of 679 higher than 379 of 679 other Depression trials

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